.. A New Day! ..

I really love our new place....

SUNTEC CITY! :) :) :)

Though the first weekends services were a little overwhelming, in terms of the crowd & the number of ppl who were turned away...

I'm sure things will pick up so much better in the days ahead! :)

God is indeed faithful to us...  Believing for really exciting & greater glorious days ahead!

Woohooooo!

.. Let Him Be Lifted Up ..

Hosanna
In the Highest
Let our King be lifted up
Hosanna

Really love this song a lot. Speaks a lot to my heart...

Desire of all that we do? That Jesus Christ be lifted up in all that we do.

It's already March 2011. And praise God we will be moving into Suntec City this week! :)

Though not in CHC since 1989 when it was started, it has still been a very memorable 11+ years of my life. Pastor Kong preached a really good message yesterday. Restoration of the different areas that we need to do as a church, as an individual. Though he had preached on the gates of the temple before, it was great hearing them again.

So for now, I am really excited, for the move to Suntec. It is indeed a new chapter of our lives.

A few hoo-ha again in FB recently.. Which caused me to really wonder, what is the "forceful increase" all about. Since I came into CHC 11 years ago, what had made me stay till now, is, love. Even till today, I believe church is all about love.

Why blame the system, when it takes 2 hands to clap? It takes an individual to choose how he or she wants to respond to any situation in life.

Let's all move on in life leh. We want to move on. Can the people out there, please stop criticizing us? Ironically, very often it's not the non-Christians who criticize us.

If you believe in grace, and keep talking about grace, then can you please practice it also?

We are all believers, in Christ Jesus. We are brothers & sisters. All churches serve the same purpose. To lift Jesus up in all that we do.

Please stop talking about the past & move on. Do what God wants you to do, ok?

We want to. :)

.. Significant 33 ..

33 is a significant number.

To the Christians, it is the age where Jesus Christ was crucified.  He died on the cross for our sins. But praise God that Jesus did not remain in the tomb.

He died, He was buried. But on the third day, He rose again! :)

I felt it was like the same for my parents too.  Early this year, they went through a really really tough patch, where I thought this might just be it!  My mum who has been praying for my dad's salvation, though discouraged, she will still keep believing & praying. And her heart has always been willing to be softened by the Lord's prompting & leading.

But after an incident early this year, she was so so angry & disappointed in my dad that she told us some of the plans she had in mind.  Though we tried to talk to her, she is very stubborn and insistent in her ways. She even mentioned that who knows, maybe this is what God wants her to do, so that our dad will change & cherish her more.  Because she is so firm in her decision, we felt that there's nothing we can do.

And I thought, well, if she really wants to do it this way, we should just respect her decision... Right?

So began a period of cold war between the 2 of them that really lasted for quite a while... But, God is always an amazing God. Though we can't see it, He is always doing works of restoration & reconciliation that we can never fathom.

My mum had 2 encounters with God that really "crushes" her stubbornness. When she shared with me the encounters, I was just so touched, and amazed of how God can really turn things around.

Many times we often come to an end of ourselves because we know that it is not within our control. But God wants us to know that, just commit these things to Him. He will work it out for us.

My parents' marriage is one that, we know that it is only because of God's grace, that it can come so far. There are too many occasions that divorce is just the next option for the both of them. I'm thankful that, they are still together today. And still want to believe that, dad will receive Christ someday. I want to see my parents going to church together, happily loving God and serving Him.. together... A godly, loving couple. :)

.. Goodbye Expo! SUNTEC here we come! ..

Just had our last Expo service yesterday!

And 2 more weeks of 6 services in JW... and indeed, SUNTEC CITY we are coming! :D

Believing that it will be such a new beginning... Moving on, to greater heights and glory!

Hasn't been blogging as often as I used to do!.. Time flies! Stepping into the 3rd month of 2011 already!

I am really loving serving God full-time. Enjoying very much. As I met up the different individuals, caused me to also ponder upon lots of thoughts recently..

Honestly, so much has change over the years.... As people grew & matured, leadership style also has to change.

But, at the end of the day, these basics still stand. Loving God. Loving People. Meeting the needs. Building relationships. Making a difference. Making an impact.

Most importantly, bringing Jesus into the hearts of people.

God is really a good God. His love is overwhelming. His grace is always there.

Not a perfect church, but we are learning to be better. Believing God greater days are indeed ahead. A brand new chapter in the history of CHC, and also our lives.